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Alan knott-Craig (Sr) (born 8 May 1952, Oudtshoorn, South Africa) is a retired South African former CEO of Vodacom (1996 - 2008) and Cell C (2012 - 2014).
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Someone on a salary that barely covers his living costs has a powerful incentive to deny the truth.
As a rule, don’t expect someone who earns a salary to tell the truth regarding his industry.
Faced with the choice of personal financial pain or lying, most people go with the latter.
Most people prefer earning a salary to doing the right thing (ie: whistle blowing).
I believe that internet access should be a basic right, it should be viewed as another utility, much the same as water, or electricity.
He is motivated to lie to himself and others.
Now that I do not work for them, I may express my opinion more freely from time to time.
I am fully satisfied that I have done no wrong, and have acted properly at all times.
You’re actually helping other people, you’re trying to be helpful, you’re trying to make the world a better place around you; that’s a very helpful thing for getting you motivate.
There’s a much cited statistic that was put out by the World Bank about the growth effect of broadband, and I’ve seen it in Tshwane. Enable the access and everything flows from there.
I have come to the conclusion in my career that honesty is the best policy. I have, many times in my life, told fibs and lies, and exaggerated things, and I’ve regretted it afterwards.